Tim Kruse (born 10 January 1983) is a German football coach and a former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the assistant manager of FC Energie Cottbus.

Tim Kruse
Tim Kruse as a player for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-01-10) 10 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthMayen, Rhineland-Palatinate,
West Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Energie Cottbus (assistant)
Youth career
Union Rösrath
0000–2000TV Hoffnungsthal
2000–2001Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2004Bayer Leverkusen II56(?)
2004–2007Fortuna Düsseldorf75(7)
2007–2011Rot-Weiß Oberhausen89(5)
2011–2014FC Saarbrücken69(3)
2014–2016Hallescher FC71(5)
2016–2019Energie Cottbus64(1)
International career
Germany U-207(0)
Managerial career
2020–Energie Cottbus (assistant)
2020Energie Cottbus (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Kruse made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 17 August 2008 when he started in a game against TuS Koblenz.

Kruse retired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[1] In January 2020, he was hired as assistant coach of Sebastian Abt at his former club, FC Energie Cottbus.[2]

Career statistics edit

As of matches played on 28 May 2018.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen II2001–02Regionalliga Nord5050[3]
2002–03171171[3]
2003–04Oberliga Nordrhein34??1035??
Totals56110571
Fortuna Düsseldorf2004–05Regionalliga Nord25410264[4]
2005–06322322[5]
2006–07181181[6]
Totals75710767
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen2007–08Regionalliga Nord341341[7]
2008–092. Bundesliga32310333[8]
2009–10701080[9]
2010–1116100161[10]
Totals89520915
1. FC Saarbrücken2011–123. Liga33110341[11]
2012–1322210232[12]
2013–1414030170[3]
Totals69350743
Hallescher FC2013–143. Liga150150[3]
2014–15334334[13]
2015–1623110241[14]
Totals71510725
Energie Cottbus2016–17Regionalliga Nordost230230[15]
2017–1824110251[16]
Totals47110481
Career totals4072211041822

References edit

  1. ^ Kehrt Tim Kruse zurück zu Energie Cottbus?, lr-online.de, 11 July 2019
  2. ^ Sebastian Abt wird Cheftrainer bei Energie Cottbus, rbb24.de, 3 January 2020
  3. ^ a b c d "Tim Kruse » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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  11. ^ "Kruse, Tim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Tim Kruse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Tim Kruse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Tim Kruse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Tim Kruse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Tim Kruse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.